Tether Says It Froze Over $1.5B From Binance Hack Within 30 Minutes
Tether said it froze more than $1.5 billion in stolen USDT within 30 minutes of the Binance hack, blocking access to those funds. The announcement followed the FBI’s attribution of the attack to North Korea. Tether Descr...
High signal
Published in the last two hours. 4 independent sources are tracking the same story.
Why this matters
Tether is showing up inside the Stablecoins theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
Original source
Read on Bitcoin NewsSame story, other sources
Cross-source coverage
4 sources
US Secret Service Joins Circle, Tether in Freezing $2.37B in Binance Hack Funds
The US Secret Service is working with stablecoin issuer Circle to recover funds stolen in the $...
Secret Service, FBI Join Binance Hack Probe as Circle Freezes $823 Million
Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion to cover losses from the breach and the FBI and Sec...
US Secret Service teams up with Circle to recover funds stolen from Binance
The collaboration highlights the growing role of stablecoin issuers in financial crime recovery...
Related market context
A THORChain Bug Has Slowed North Korean Hackers Laundering Stolen Binance Funds
The emergency stop on THORChain that, per Chainalysis, held up North Korean hackers trying to move money stolen from Binance was s...
Binance Reopens Withdrawals as Hack Recovery Enters Second Week
Bitcoin Magazine Binance Reopens Withdrawals as Hack Recovery Enters Second Week Binance restarted customer withdrawals on Sunday,...
Binance Restores Withdrawals After Record $6.3 Billion Heist Blamed on North Korean Hackers
Binance restored withdrawals after a $6.3 billion North Korean heist. Bitcoin stabilises near $77,646 as the exchange covers 95% o...
Arbitrum’s Security Council Can Move a Wallet’s Funds Without Its Key, Binance Freeze Shows
Arbitrum’s Security Council did not need the private key of the address it emptied on Oct. 30, according to a walkthrough Zealynx...
Binance says $6.34 billion hack recovery came entirely from its own balance sheet
Binance's self-funded hack recovery reinforces its commitment to user protection, setting a precedent for industry accountability...
Binance Bleeds $6.1 Billion as Withdrawals Reopen After Record $6.3 Billion Hack
Over $6.1 billion left Binance-linked wallets in 24 hours as withdrawals reopened after the record $6.3 billion hack, with rivals...